ODISHA GOVT REQUESTS CENTRE FOR SECOND AIIMS

Bureau,Odishabarta

BHUBANESWAR:Odisha government today requested Centre for establishment second All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in the state.

In a letter to the Health Ministry Secretary, Odisha Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy said,” Odisha has a fully functional AIIMS in Bhubaneswar which has emerged as one of the leading AIIMS in the country in terms of medical education and quality health care.”We have learnt that a second AIIMS has been established in Bihar and a similar proposal is under consideration in another State. In view of the health care requirements of Odisha, it is proposed that a second AIIMS may be considered for Western Odisha in the district of Sundargarh.

There is the readily available infrastructure for College and hospital in Sundargarh.As a CSR initiative, an MOU has been signed between the Government of Odisha and NTPC to establish a Medical College and Hospital. The Construction of the project has been completed and the equipment procurement process is going on. The hospital is designed for 500 beds and the college will be adequate enough to have 100 strength in MBBS.

The existing available infrastructure can be utilised for setting up of AIIMS within a short period of time. It will cater to a large Tribal population in the area and help in providing quality tertiary care in the backward area of Western Odisha. The location is easily accessible through road, railway and Jharsuguda airport. It is requested to consider the proposal and a second AIIMS be established in Odisha at the earliest, Odisha Chief secretary said in the letter.

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